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Bagheri to bear Iran flag in IPC event

SPORTS

Bagheri to bear Iran flag in IPC event

Iran's paralympic athlete Jalil Bagheri Jeddi has been named as the flag-bearer of the Iranian sports delegation at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Qatar.

Mohamed meets Obama at White House

POLITICS

Mohamed meets Obama at White House

Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Texas boy who was arrested and handcuffed for taking a homemade clock to school, has met with the US president at the White House.

Paris calls in Russia envoy

FRANCE

Paris calls in Russia envoy

France summons the Russian ambassador to Paris over what it says was Moscow's 'false' claims about a recent aviation incident in France.

Iran’s telecom thrills European investors

ECONOMY

Iran’s telecom thrills European investors

Two leading European companies are set to buy stakes in Iran’s biggest cellular operator, Mobile Telecommunication Company (MCI), its head Vahid Sadouqi says.

CIA sued over drone strike details

MILITARY

CIA sued over drone strike details

The ACLU filed a lawsuit to compel the CIA to turn over basic details about the US program of clandestine drone warfare.

DB sends $6 billion to client by mistake

BUSINESS

DB sends $6 billion to client by mistake

Germany’s biggest lender, Deutsche Bank, mistakenly sent $6 billion to a client in the US in a rare fat-finger error of such magnitude, international media reports say.